# std::match_results<BidirIt,Alloc>::size

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size_type size() const noexcept; |  | (since C++11)

Returns the number of submatches, i.e. std::distance(begin(), end()).

Returns ​0​ if *this does not represent the result of a successful match.

### Parameters

(none)

### Return value

The number of submatches.

### Complexity

Constant.

### Example

Run this code

    #include <iostream>
    #include <regex>
    #include <string>

    int main()
    {
        std::regex re("a(a)*b");
        std::string target("aaab");
        std::smatch sm;

        std::cout << sm.size() << '\n';

        std::regex_match(target, sm, re);
        std::cout << sm.size() << '\n';
    }

Output:

    0
    2

### See also

begincbegin | returns iterator to the beginning of the list of sub-matches (public member function)
endcend | returns iterator to the end of the list of sub-matches (public member function)

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